The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-06-25

"And you nave en1oyeu perIect nesitn sihco
you took the remedyf'
"Ccrtainly."<
seThank YOU Now, I call General Lord
Dongoa"
Lord Dongola, who also attended on sub
pnna, admitted that he, too, had received
by post a bottle of Watha, but denied that
he had taken any Of the remedy.
81 need scarcely ask a soldier like your
self whether he is in unusually pretty good
health.i''
His Lordship said he was.
| "Don't trouble the doctors much, In q
| general way, supposei"
| The great soldier shook his head, and tho
| spectators Uttered.
"Now, have you taken any other medicine
since you received ours'"
~ believe not"
"That will do thank you"
The defendant havingput few questions
to Lord Dongola, Mr.. Walker next called
Lord Berry Charlesford.
"Really there must be some limit to this"
said Mr. Justice Littleknapp. "You may
have sent bottles of your stuff to everybody
| In London"
81 believe have, my Lord" observe the
unabashed Mr.. Walker.
VERY possibly; but we can not have them
all here to give evidence"
|
propose to call a few individuals whose
position places their evidence above suspi-
| cion."
What do you mean by few individualsW
inquired the Judge.
"Let me see," Mr.. Walker said, referring
to list. ~ have three eminent ministers
of different denominations, the lessee of
Drury Lane Theatre, the ex-Chancellor of
the Exchequer, half-a-dozen members of
the Royal Society," the Poet Laureate, the
Chairman Of the Metropolitan Rail-
"My Lord If it will save the time Of the
court" interposed DR.. Fripp, ~ am quite
willing to admit that all these gentlemen
have swallowed the plaintiffs mixture, and
that they are still alive"
"Very proper. That is quite enough for
you ut present." said the Judge to the
, plaintiff. "You shall have an opportunity
, calling some of these gentlemen after
wards If it be necessary. 1t is my
duty to see that the public time is not
, wasted. AS it is now nearly ten minutes to
four, shall adjourn till tomorrow" And
without waiting for further argument, his
r Lordship hurried out of court, and the first
} days proceedings came to an end.
The newspaper reports of the case caused
I the court to be crowded to suffocation on
7 the second morning, when the spectators
( flesh of the heroic Guteschwindel, who
, went into the box and answered his calum.
niator by telling in detail the story of his
r discovery. A very wonderful story it was
1t filled two columns in the next days
r papers, and Silas p. Walker said it would
, have been dirt cheap at hundred guineas
} a column. After Guteschwindel, the plain.
, tiff began on what he called his "miracu
lous cures" One by one the quondam suf.
ferers gave their testimony to the virtues
, of the great remedy, and might have gone
on doing so till the long vacation, for Mr.
> Walker had hotel full Of them in the
| strand; but before that limit was reached
: Mr.. Justice Littleknapp again interviewed
. The trial had been going on in this way
4 for two or three days, or more, when Mr.
3 Solomon Levy, the proprietor Of Mammon
D hurried into the room of Mr.. Hamilton
3 Twigg, his manager and factotum. Mr.
5 Levy had returned hastily from busines:
. in the provinces, and seemed a good dea
: ruffled.
r II say, Twigg, YOU have let that beggal
D Fripp steal a march on us this time, con
r found you I" he cried.
8 mot so sure about that" replied Twigg
d coolly.
4 81 am, though. Here he is, advertising
8 himself day after day as the champion O.
g financial integrity, and oil the world listen
: ing. It'll be worth thousands to him."
t ''Think so!'
Q ''Think so! Have you seen the evidence
; Walker called yesterday about the circula
t tion of the SpeculatorF Here's chap from
the office who swears that they are doinl
r thirty thousand per week; and then ther'
9 are people who say that they have read the
n libel in all parts of the Kingdom not t,
i mention America, and not word Of it con
:. | tradicted!"
|, 81 know. And what do you think it al
@ means! / believe that it's got-up thing
|. between Walker and Fripp."
o Sand a deuced we'll got-up thing, too, i
5 that's all! Why the dickens couldn't WI
v have got it up'''
:; because think know trick worth
: two of that
h ''You! What do you meant"
q 'sWait and see,' was Mr.. Twiggs oracu
lar response.
, Mr.. Levy had no alternative but to wait
a and this is what he saw -
a The Watha trial ran its course. DIR. Fripl
" made very good fight Of it. and called
!. good deal Of evidence to show that tn,
a Great Indian Remedy was all humbug. Blu
- he was overmatched all along the line. Tn,
4 Judge summed up dead against him, the
q jury gave the plaintiff a verdict for e1, 900
q and most people thought it was no NOR
!. than Walker deserved
q Before, however, this result was arrived
- at, numerous creditors of Mr.. Walker, per
a haps anticipating his success, had becom
y very pressing in their attentions Among
!. them was Mr.. Solomon Levy, who hel,
! Walkers overdue acceptance for the sun
a of e243 lis. 4d. for advertisements Of tn
"a Great Indian Remedy in the columns o
iNammOn. Owing to the strain on his re
4. sources caused by the current expenses o
: the trial, Mr.. Walker found himself quit
=, unable to meet this demand, and was CON
i PEELED to allow judgment to go against hr
a by default. The result was that no soone
was the verdict delivered in the Watha cas-
~ than DR.. Fripp found himself served, at tn
- instance of Mr.. Levy, with that convenien
legal process known as garnishee order
attaching in his hands the amount of tn
-, damages in satisfaction of Levy's judgmen
- against Walker.
~ ! This put DR.. Fripp in fix. 1t was tru
= that, in accordance with their origins
?. " understanding, an agreement had bee
y drawn up between himself and Wake
providing for the costs of the action On
whatever damages might be recovered
!" But to produce this document to the prt
prietor of Mamnaon was obviously fata
u Equally impossible was it to find the SUI
=, attached. In this dilemma, Dr. Fripp too
Y the only course which would enable him
y save his honor as a journalist and filed hi
= petition in bankruptcy. The unexpecte
~ ~ result of the great libel case, therefore
~ -, was that the Spectator, the only availabl
asset in Fripp's bankruptcy, ultimatel